Ancient Chinese curse: may you live in interesting times. This web site is my attempt to document, from my perspective, these "interesting times".

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

"That's to much power for one man to have"

I'm joining the chorus
here in recommending the new eminem video "Mosh".

It is an angry video and most of that anger is focused on Bush, which is
good. But no one should make the mistake of thinking the video is pro-Kerry.
Kerry will benefit from the anti-Bush sentiment, of course, but it includes an
epilogue that makes clear that it is also a warning to him that he will be held
just as responsible if he doesn't correct Bush's
mistakes:

And as we proceed, to mosh through this desert storm, in these closing
statements, if they should argue, let us beg to differ, as we set aside our
differences, and assemble our own army, to disarm this weapon of mass
destruction that we call our president, for the present, and mosh for the
future of our next generation, to speak and be heard, Mr. President, Mr.
Senator

This is a Get-Out-The-Vote/You-Have-The-Power video that is meant to inspire.
I can imagine some will miss out on this message because they can't get beyond
the powerful image of thousands of eminem clones marching on city hall to demand
their right to vote. It reminds me of the scene in "Malcolm X" where
Malcom, played by Denzel Washington, impresses a group of policeman by his
ability to organize a cadre of black men in suits to "march" on the
local police station and just stand there in a calm "don't fuck with
us" manner until they get what they want (the release of one of their
comrades).

George Bush and John Kerry would both be foolish to underestimate the
power of that kind of message.